Disaster Funds

Where We’re Responding

When a major disaster strikes or humanitarian crisis occurs, you can expect GlobalGiving to be a reliable partner, safely and quickly delivering grants and donations to trusted, local nonprofit leaders on the ground.

2018

Earthquake in Indonesia

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia caused extensive damage on Sunday, August 5, 2018, killing more than 98 people and displacing more than 20,000 from their homes.

Syrian Refugee Crisis

The war in Syria has created the worst refugee crisis in the world. Almost 2M refugees have been directly affected by the violence in Syria. Women and children make up three quarters of this population.

Funded

Typhoon in the Phillipines

Funded

Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

In September 2016, Hurricane Matthew caused severe damage in parts of Haiti, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Cuba, and the southeast United States killing over 1,000 people.

Funded

2016

Earthquake in Italy

In August 2016, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit central Italy, claiming 296 lives and severely damaging a number of towns across the region.

Funded

2016

Earthquake in Ecuador

In April 2016, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, resulting in at least 673 deaths, 27,732 people injured, and more than 26,000 survivors being relocated to emergency shelters.

Funded

2016

Earthquake in Kumamoto

In April 2016, a series of powerful earthquakes shook the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto, resulting in at least 49 deaths, 3,000 injuries, and 44,000 people being evacuated from their homes.

Funded

2015

South Indian Floods

In November and December 2015, torrential rain resulted in widespread flooding with Chennai being hit particularly hard. Hundreds died, 1.8M were displaced, and damages were estimated at more than $3 billion.

Funded

2015

Earthquake in Afghanistan

In October 2015, a powerful 7.5M earthquake killed more than 300 people and caused widespread damage to towns, villages, and remote regions in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Funded

2015

Earthquake in Nepal

In April 2015, a 7.8M earthquake caused widespread destruction in Nepal. Thousands of people were killed and tens of thousands of people were displaced.

Funded

2015

Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu

Cyclone Pam, one of the most powerful storms ever to make landfall, has caused significant damage in Vanuatu, an island nation of over 200,000 in the South Pacific.

Funded

2014

Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

In the summer of 2014, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria experienced the most lethal Ebola outbreak in human history. Local health workers struggled to contain the epidemic.

Funded

2014

Humanitarian Crisis in Iraq

As Islamic State forces take over broad swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria, ethnic minorities and women are particularly vulnerable to persecution. Thousands have fled their homes in search of safety.

Avalanche on Mount Everest

On April 18th, 2014 the worst avalanche Mount Everest has seen in decades killed 16 Nepali sherpas who were assisting climbers. The families needed assistance recovering emotionally and economically.

Funded

2014

Ferry Disaster in South Korea

On April 16th, 2014 a South Korean ferry carrying 476 people, many of whom were students, capsized in the East China Sea; only 172 people survived.

Retired

2013

Conflict in the Central African Republic

In 2013, an estimated 2.6M were in need of humanitarian assistance in the Central African Republic due to an ever worsening armed conflict between Muslim and Christian militias.

Funded

2013

Typhoon Haiyan

In November 2013, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in recorded history slammed into the Philippines. Doing more than $3M in damage, Haiyan claimed the lives of at least 6,340 people.

Funded

2013

Tornadoes in the Midwest

A tornado outbreak across the southeastern U.S. in May of 2013 killed 24 people, devastated families, and leaving Oklahoman children suffering from physical and emotional trauma.

Funded

2012

Hurricane Sandy

In the height of the 2012 hurricane season, Superstorm Sandy raged up the Caribbean and eastern coast of the United States. The storm caused at least $68 billion in damage and claimed the lives of 150 people.

Funded

2011

Famine in East Africa

In 2011 and 2012, the East African region experienced the worst drought in 60 years. The poor farming conditions along with sporadic violence and civil war caused the deaths of at least 10,000 people per day.

Funded

2011

Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Fallout

In 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Japan, causing a tsunami and meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant. Radiation still impacts residents daily.

Funded

2010

Floods in Pakistan

In the summer of 2010, a heavy monsoon caused devastating flooding which covered approximately one-fifth of Pakistan’s total land area in water. The monsoon killed about 1,700 people and displaced thousands more.

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